Livability of Urban Public Spaces in Northern Swedish Cities : The Case of Umeå
This study explores how winter conditions are taken into accountin urban planning in the city of Umea in northern Sweden. Snow and harsh winter conditions are to some extent considered inurban planning in most northern towns in Sweden. Besides that, snow and ice could also be elements in the city at...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-161554 2023-10-09T21:54:30+02:00 Livability of Urban Public Spaces in Northern Swedish Cities : The Case of Umeå Costamagna, Federico Lind, Rebecka Stjernström, Olof 2019 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-161554 https://doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2018.1548215 eng eng Umeå universitet, Institutionen för geografi och ekonomisk historia Faculty of Social Sciences, Nord University, Steinkjer, Norway Planning practice + research, 0269-7459, 2019, 34:2, s. 131-148 orcid:0000-0002-6557-3876 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-161554 doi:10.1080/02697459.2018.1548215 ISI:000471772500001 Scopus 2-s2.0-85059060666 Local 881251 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Winter planning urban accessibility public spaces Human Geography Kulturgeografi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2019 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2018.1548215 2023-09-22T13:59:13Z This study explores how winter conditions are taken into accountin urban planning in the city of Umea in northern Sweden. Snow and harsh winter conditions are to some extent considered inurban planning in most northern towns in Sweden. Besides that, snow and ice could also be elements in the city attracting people and contribute to the design of public spaces. Current plans and interviews with planners were complemented with participatory observations. The results show that public spaces designed for both winter and summer seasons are preferred. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Planning Practice & Research 34 2 131 148 |
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This study explores how winter conditions are taken into accountin urban planning in the city of Umea in northern Sweden. Snow and harsh winter conditions are to some extent considered inurban planning in most northern towns in Sweden. Besides that, snow and ice could also be elements in the city attracting people and contribute to the design of public spaces. Current plans and interviews with planners were complemented with participatory observations. The results show that public spaces designed for both winter and summer seasons are preferred. |
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Costamagna, Federico Lind, Rebecka Stjernström, Olof |
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Costamagna, Federico Lind, Rebecka Stjernström, Olof |
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Livability of Urban Public Spaces in Northern Swedish Cities : The Case of Umeå |
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Livability of Urban Public Spaces in Northern Swedish Cities : The Case of Umeå |
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Livability of Urban Public Spaces in Northern Swedish Cities : The Case of Umeå |
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Livability of Urban Public Spaces in Northern Swedish Cities : The Case of Umeå |
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Livability of Urban Public Spaces in Northern Swedish Cities : The Case of Umeå |
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livability of urban public spaces in northern swedish cities : the case of umeå |
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Umeå universitet, Institutionen för geografi och ekonomisk historia |
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